November, 2017: Dr. Sonya Kashyap was invited to speak at Sam Sullivan’s Public Salon when she spoke about the Fertility Gender Gap and how fertility preservation can help to close that gap.

October 2017: In Canada, an estimated one in six couples face infertility, and it’s not just because people are waiting longer. Dr. Sonya Kashyap speaks with FLARE about the other reasons for infertility aside from age.

June 2017: Dr. Kashyap writes about the different kinds of surrogacy and today’s modern fertility struggles-Huffington Post

Dr. Kashyap spoke with Ming Pao Vancouver about infertility in the Chinese community and treatment options.*Correction: Please note that our Medical Office Assistant Agnes Cheung is mistakenly identified as Dr. Wendy in the article.

Two years ago, Rob Furlan and his partner Kim McNulty decided to delay starting a family so they could travel. Little did they know, McNulty, then 34, already had fertility problems that would later make it much more difficult to conceive. Find out how Genesis Fertility Centre helped them achieve their dream of becoming parents.

While some mothers may not know they’re pregnant and give birth on an airplane flight, other families aren‘t as lucky, with one in six Canadians struggling with fertility. 24 Hours Vancouver speaks to Dr. Sonya Kashyap on what people should know about fertility and fertility treatments.

The recent news that actress Sofia Vergara is facing a lawsuit from her ex-fianc over the fate of their frozen embryos is shining a light on the embryo freezing process. Dr. Kashyap explores some of the complications surrounding embryo freezing in comparison to egg freezing over on The Huffington Post

In a historic vote on February 3, 2015, the UK became the first country to allow a new, modified IVF technique called mitochondrial DNA transfer, which uses DNA from three people two women and one man to create a baby. Dr Kashyap breaks down the medical terminology surrounding this new process and explains what it may mean for the future of Artificial Reproductive Technology here.

When Apple and Facebook announced that they would be funding egg freezing for their female employees, the announcement was met with mixed reviews. Some saw this as the tech companies way of giving women more choice around career and starting a family; others saw this as a misguided attempt to recruit and retain female employees. In order to further understand the contentious fertility preservation method, Dr. Sonya Kashyap has penned an article on Huffington Post with facts and figures on egg freezing and how the medical procedure applies to Canadians.

Sep 2014: Sing Tao newspaper reported the birth of Olivia, the first child in Canada to be conceived with the help of the Early Embryo Viability Assesment (Eeva) Test. Olivia’s mother, 40 year-old Darla Macey-Nicholson, is ecstatic about the latest addition to her family.

News1130‘s Alison Bailey spoke with our medical director, Dr. Sonya Kashyap, on the use of the Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva) Test to help conceive Olivia, the first child in Canada born with the help of the reproductive technology.

Darla Macey-Nicholson, mother of Olivia – the first child conceived with the help of the Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva) Test, had a chance to sit down with 24 Hours’ Jane Deacon and to explain why the groundbreaking reproductive technology is so important to her.

The staff at our fertility clinic are avid supporters of individuals and couples having children when they think they are ready. As Canadian Infertility Awareness Week approaches at the end of May (24-31), there’s no better time than now to consult with your family doctor about options for maintaining and extending your fertility.

One option of extending your fertility is to have your eggs frozen.

Our medical director, Dr. Sonya Kashyap, wrote an opinion piece in the Vancouver Sunexplaining why people should consider egg freezing as an option should they choose to have children later in life.

Dr. Sonya Kashyap, our medical director, talks to Daily Parents about the pros and cons of having children at a later stage in life. (Photo Credit: ThinkStock.com/Daily Parent)

Daily Parent‘s Gina Roberts-Grey had a chance to talk to our medical director about the pros and cons of waiting to have a baby. Read about Dr. Sonya Kashyap’s advice as well as those from other medical professionals in the article, “When is the Right Time to Have Kids?”

We’ve been featured in “Canada’s Premiere South Asian Lifestyle Magazine”!

Drishti Magazine had a chance to interview our medical director,Dr. Sonya Kashyap, about the use of Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva), the first use of the assisted reproductive technology in Canada.

Darla Macey-Nicholson (L) is the first person in Canada to have conceived using Eeva. She’s pictured here with her two kids at Genesis Fertility Centre. (Photo Credit: Victoria Chang, Ming Pao).

We are a multicultural organization and we take great pride in that fact. We also highly value our multicultural, multilingual clients.

We were honoured to have Ming Pao and Fairchild Radio interview us at our Canadian launch of Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva) on January 29, 2014. Fairchild Radio broadcasted the news the night of the launch in both Mandarin and Cantonese while Ming Pao’s Victoria Chang took an in-depth look at both Eeva and in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology as a whole. To view Ming Pao’s coverage, please click here.

The Globe and Mail’s Andrea Woo was at Genesis Fertility Centre to view Eeva’s first appearance in Canada. She was on hand to talk to Dr. Sonya Kashyap, medical director of Genesis Fertility Centre, embryologist Herman Rodriguez, as well as Darla Macey-Nicholson, the first woman in Canada to be pregnant using the Eeva test.

Canadian Infertility Awareness Week is upon us and Dr. Sonya Kashyap was on CTV Morning Live this morning to talk about infertility, a medical condition that plagues one in six couples in Canada. Deana Burtnick and her daughter, McKinley, were also on air to talk about how the clinic made Deana and her husband’s dream come true. Click hereto find out what infertility means to Canadians and how advances in technology can help people conceive.

May 2016: Dr. Sonya Kashyap invited to speak again on CKNW Radio about IVF.

Sep 2014: Dr. Sonya Kashyap had a chance to speak with CKNW’s Jon McComb this morning about the Eeva Test and its relevance to assisting those who are experiencing infertility.

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From Our Patients

The whole process start to finish was intense and emotional but the best decision I ever made. Dr. Kashyap and her staff made the process so much easier. They were always available to answer questions, if I left a message or sent an email, that same day I heard back. Not once did they seem rushed, they always took the time for me.